n. An inclosed carriage or litter, commonly about eight
feet long, four feet wide, and four feet high, borne on the shoulders
of men by means of two projecting poles, -- used in India, China, etc.,
for the conveyance of a single person from place to place.

n. A bed or stretcher so arranged that a person, esp. a sick
or wounded person, may be easily carried in or upon it.n. Straw, hay, etc., scattered on a floor, as bedding for
animals to rest on; also, a covering of straw for plants.

n. That in or on which any person or thing is, or may be,
carried, as a coach, carriage, wagon, cart, car, sleigh, bicycle, etc.;
a means of conveyance; specifically, a means of conveyance upon land.n. That which is used as the instrument of conveyance or
communication; as, matter is the vehicle of energy.

n. A low four-wheeled carriage used in Russia. The carriage
box rests on two long, springy poles which run from the fore to the
hind axletree. When snow falls, the wheels are taken off, and the body
is mounted on a sledge.

n. The act of conveying, carrying, or transporting;
carriage.n. The instrument or means of carrying or transporting
anything from place to place; the vehicle in which, or means by which,
anything is carried from one place to another; as, stagecoaches,
omnibuses, etc., are conveyances; a canal or aqueduct is a conveyance
for water.

n. A covering fixed over a bed, dais, or the like, or carried
on poles over an exalted personage or a sacred object, etc. chiefly as
a mark of honor.n. An ornamental projection, over a door, window, niche, etc.

a. Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an
imperial government; imperial authority or edict.a. Belonging to, or suitable to, supreme authority, or one
who wields it; royal; sovereign; supreme.

n. Fine, dry particles of earth or other matter, so comminuted
that they may be raised and wafted by the wind; that which is crumbled
too minute portions; fine powder; as, clouds of dust; bone dust.n. A single particle of earth or other matter.